ASEAN foreign ministers to tackle transboundary haze in November meetings


Formula One F1 - Singapore Grand Prix - Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore - October 8, 2026 General view of a wildfire smoke haze over the circuit ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix REUTERS/Edgar Su

MANILA, ⁠Oct 13 (Reuters) - ASEAN ⁠foreign ministers will ‌during a meeting next month seek ​to tackle ⁠the transboundary ⁠haze blanketing parts of ⁠the ‌region, the ⁠bloc's chair, the Philippines, ​said ‌on Tuesday.

"It's in the ⁠agenda," ​said foreign ministry spokesperson, ⁠Dominic Xavier Imperial, ​referring to preparatory foreign ministers' meetings ⁠in November ahead of the summit of ​the Association ⁠of Southeast ​Asian Nations.

(Reporting ‌by Mikhail Flores; ​Editing by Martin Petty)

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